{"product_id":"theosis-9781498299473","title":"Theosis","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael Paul Gama\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wipf \u0026amp; Stock Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wipf \u0026amp; Stock Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christian Living - Devotional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvangelicalism is reaching an inflection point. The exodus of millennials from Evangelical churches and the growth of those self-identifying as \"Nones,\" as in \"None of the Above,\" for their church affiliation, is concerning for the movement's future. Evangelical leaders offer mixed responses to this challenge--from circling the wagons to an enthusiastic \"Everything must change!\" posture. Theosis takes a different approach. Seeking to understand Evangelicalism and its origins, this book suggests that Evangelicalism is best understood as the sibling of western, Enlightenment Modernity, which served it well . . . until the modern cultural ethos began to shift dramatically toward post-modernity. In this shift, young Evangelicals--principally postmoderns themselves--are abandoning \"their father's Evangelicalism\" and its perceived linearity, hyper-rationalism, either\/or exclusivity, and faith expression, too often perceived as stripped of mystery and wonder. Theosis proposes that to move forward, Evangelicalism must go back to the future, to re-engage with the patristic understanding of salvation as theosis; deification, or union with God. This radical return--and broadening of the doctrine of salvation--has begun to gain traction in Western Christendom, slowly being considered as it has always in the Christian East, as mere Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wipf \u0026 Stock Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45136110223511,"sku":"9781498299473","price":1676.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781498299473.webp?v=1767103927","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/theosis-9781498299473","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}